Payroll Tax

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Reduced Payroll Tax bracket rateThe rate of payroll tax paid by employers for wages between $1.25 million and $2.0 million will be reduced to 4 per
cent, effective from 1 July 2018. Previously the rate for that tax bracket was 6.1 per cent. See more details here.

Payroll Tax Rebate SchemeExtends the existing Payroll Tax Rebate Scheme to certain industries for employing new apprentices and trainees. The
period of the scheme is 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021 inclusive. The new Scheme applies to eligible businesses in industries
with identified skill shortages: building and construction, tourism and hospitality, and advanced manufacturing. See
more details here.

Three-year Payroll Tax exemptionProvides a three-year payroll tax exemption for wages paid by a business to its employees in regional Tasmania, where
an interstate business relocates to Tasmania and establishes its operations in a regional area between 1 July 2018 and
30 June 2021. See more details here.

Introduction to Payroll Tax

Any employer who pays wages to employees in Tasmania is liable for payroll tax in Tasmania where:

their total wages paid in Australia are greater than $1.25 million per annum (or $24 038 per week during a month); or

they are a member of a group where the total Australian wages of the group exceed $1.25 million per annum (or $24 038 per week during a month).

Payroll Tax is calculated on wages paid or payable, and is collected and administered in Tasmania in accordance with the Payroll Tax Act 2008.

This legislation harmonises key aspects of the Tasmanian Act with the New South Wales and Victorian Payroll Tax Acts. However the payroll tax rates and general deduction thresholds are different in each state.

Regional Relocation Exemption

Other exemptions

If you are eligible to claim an exemption other than the Regional Relocation Exemption under the Payroll Tax Act 2008 please read the Payroll Tax Exemption Application for the exemption categories and lodge it with the State Revenue Office.

Rebates

Payroll Tax Rebate Scheme

The scheme provides a payroll tax incentive for Tasmanian employers to help create additional employment for apprentices, trainees and youth employees.

The scheme offers a rebate to employers who pay payroll tax and employ eligible apprentices, trainees and youth employees between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2019. Learn more about the Payroll tax rebate scheme for more information.

Standard Business Reporting

Standard Business Reporting (SBR) is an Australian Government initiative to reduce the business-to-government reporting burden. It was co-designed by 12 Australian, State and Territory government agencies in partnership with software developers, business and their accountants, bookkeepers, tax agents and payroll professionals.